AuthorTopic: bird seed question (Read 3740 times)

So I made the step up to wbs. First two jars went pretty good but I followed a tek that said to soak them 24 hrs and then simmer them twenty min before 90 pc sterilization. Got myc growth and was going good but I am pretty sure that they were too wet. I went ahead and cased them after two weeks and the myc had slowed down but some around the edges was looking like paste. When I opened them they had a fermentation smell to them. I cased them and am seeing progressive growth but the whiskey smell is still there. So on my second try I found a tek that said just soaking 24 hrs was good. I skipped the simmer and followed all the same steps, hit them up with a dmk lc that I had made. But they look to be bone dry and 5 days in I have like little white dots that almost look like sand all over them but no normal myc growth. If they are too dry what will happen and should I dump and start over? Any help here will be appreciated. PW I know you work with wbs.

Yo Fun Guy, Sorry to drop in, and I may be wrong, but I am thinking the simmering was one of the vital steps in your preparation. Something like a "rinse"? Or perhaps a hydration step. I don't generally do too much pre-soaking anymore, though I have in the past with millet/rye mixture. I have gone from soaking to pc, but never experienced that smell. What I do know for sure is,... Foul odors are generally not good. Sour, fermenting, rotting. Kind of the same to me. ****But, I am interested in hearing what PW has to say myself, so don't dump them until we here his verdict! ~Malabar

So I made the step up to wbs. First two jars went pretty good but I followed a tek that said to soak them 24 hrs and then simmer them twenty min before 90 pc sterilization. Got myc growth and was going good but I am pretty sure that they were too wet. I went ahead and cased them after two weeks and the myc had slowed down but some around the edges was looking like paste. When I opened them they had a fermentation smell to them. I cased them and am seeing progressive growth but the whiskey smell is still there.

>>You over hydrated your WBS, try simmering on lower heat. Don't forget to rinse really well b4 & after, your jars looked kinda slurry. How long ago did you innoc the slurried jars? Ive had a few whiskey smelling jars & I just toss em n do it over. Also, did you take care of all the floaties?

So on my second try I found a tek that said just soaking 24 hrs was good. I skipped the simmer and followed all the same steps, hit them up with a dmk lc that I had made. But they look to be bone dry and 5 days in I have like little white dots that almost look like sand all over them but no normal myc growth. If they are too dry what will happen and should I dump and start over? Any help here will be appreciated.

>> Simmering is part of hydrating the WBS(you need to do it). All you did was soak for 24 hrs?? & you diddnt add any water with the WBS before you put it into jars to PC.? That's why this batch turned out bone dry, dump them and do-over.